Our responsibilities
Adult Social Care is the support we offer to Warwickshire adults who need help to stay safe, well and independent, so they can live the lives they want within the available resources. Care and Support is accessed through a needs assessment that sets out what care and support is put in place and how it is paid for.
Our duties and responsibilities are determined by the Care Act 2014, the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the Mental Health Act 1983. The Care Act 2014 sets out the following responsibilities for local authorities.
- Promoting wellbeing
- Protecting (safeguarding) adults at risk of abuse or neglect
- Providing information and advice enabling good decisions regarding care and support
- Preventing and delaying the need for care and support
- Promoting integration of care and support with health services and others
- Promoting diversity and quality in providing services
We support people under the remit of the Care Act 2014 in a number of different ways including through commissioned providers.
Adult Social Care varies in the type of support is provides and the intensity of support given.
Long term support - provided with the intention of maintaining quality of life for an individual on an ongoing basis.
Short term support - services intended to be time limited or of short duration to maximise independence or aid with recovery.
- Physical
- Sensory
- Memory and cognition
- Mental health
- Learning disability
- Social